News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said.
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Trump to push US officials to use Defense Production Act to raise oil, fuel output, three sources say reut.rs/4hHrOWE
— Reuters (@reuters.com) October 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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NEW: President Trump says that Vladimir Putin will “immediately” release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel onto the global market. It was not immediately clear how this would work, given wide-ranging sanctions that have been applied to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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BREAKING: Trump temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel and suggested the U.S. could be a buyer.
— Politico (@politico.com) October 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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US consumer sentiment near record low as frustration over economy mounts reut.rs/4emqqYE
— Reuters (@reuters.com) October 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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The cost of many everyday items would have declined last year and early this year without President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to the New York Federal Reserve. More details: cnb.cx/4dYaETG
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) October 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Trump launches new effort to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, just weeks ahead of the central bank's next monetary policy meeting https://cnn.it/4rX7S6T
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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NEW: The Department of Justice is making it easier for Attorney General Todd Blanche and other Senate-confirmed DOJ appointees to participate in political activities, according to a new internal memo obtained by PBS News. https://to.pbs.org/3TtThmX
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) October 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Trump administration launches new sanctions on International Criminal Court politi.co/4yI0vmB
— Politico (@politico.com) October 9, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Ford Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s. n.pr/4jecy6g
— NPR (@npr.org) October 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Vance casts doubt on the Pentagon’s livestream plan, telling reporters, “I’m not going to be watching it.”
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) October 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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BREAKING: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocks Panama, prompting tsunami warnings for several neighboring countries.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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